2008 Women's British Open

The 2008 Women's British Open was held 31 July to 3 August at the Old Course of Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, Berkshire, England, west of London. It was the 32nd Women's British Open and the eighth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. Sunningdale hosted its fourth Women's British Open and its third as an LPGA major.

2008 Women's British Open

Sunningdale Clubhouse
Tournament information
Dates	31 July – 3 August 2008
Location	Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
Course(s)	Sunningdale Golf Club Old Course
Organized by	Ladies' Golf Union
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,408 yards (5,859 m)[1]
Field	156 players, 78 after cut
Cut	145 (+1)
Prize fund	US$2,100,000 €1,351,213
Winner's share	$314,464 €202,337
Champion
Jiyai Shin
270 (−18)

Sunningdale
Golf Club

Location in England

Jiyai Shin shot a final round 66 (−6) to win her first major championship, three strokes ahead of runner-up Yani Tseng.[2] Shin won the title again in 2012, while Tseng won consecutive titles in 2010 and 2011.

It was the final major for 2003 champion Annika Sörenstam, who finished a dozen strokes back.[2]

Field

1. Top 15 players from the 2007 championship.
Lorena Ochoa (champion), Maria Hjorth, Jee Young Lee, Reilly Rankin, Se Ri Pak, Eun-Hee Ji, Miki Saiki, Paula Creamer, Linda Wessburg, Catriona Matthew, Inbee Park, Mhairi McKay, Yuri Fudoh, Na On Min, Brittany Lincicome

2. Top 10 players from the Ladies European Tour as specified by the Rolex Rankings.
Helen Alfredsson, Minea Blomqvist, Laura Davies, Louise Friberg, Sophie Gustafson, Suzann Pettersen, Bo Bae Song, Annika Sörenstam, Lindsey Wright

3. Top 30 players from the LPGA Tour as specified by the Rolex Rankings.
Shi Hyun Ahn, Nicole Castrale, Na Yeon Choi, Laura Diaz, Natalie Gulbis, Hee-Won Han, Juli Inkster, Jeong Jang, Cristie Kerr, Christina Kim, In-Kyung Kim, Mi-Hyun Kim, Brittany Lang, Seon Hwa Lee, Ai Miyazato, Angela Park, Stacy Prammanasudh, Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford, Sherri Steinhauer, Yani Tseng, Momoko Ueda, Karrie Webb

4. Top 25 players in the 2008 Ladies European Tour Order of Merit who have not been specified yet.
Maria Boden, Stacy Bregman, Becky Brewerton, Anne-Lise Caudal, Martina Eberl, Nikki Garrett, Lisa Hall, Felicity Johnson, Ludivine Kreutz, Diana Luna, Paula Martí, Joanne Mills, Gwladys Nocera, Marta Prito, Melissa Reid, Marianne Skarpnord, Lisa Holm Sorensen, Louise Stahle, Maria Verchenova, Johanna Westerburg, Amy Yang, Emma Zackrisson, Veronica Zorzi

5. Top 40 players from the 2008 LPGA Tour Money List not already specified.
Kyeong Bae, Irene Cho, H.J. Choi, Diane D'Alessio, Allison Fouch, Sandra Gal, Russy Gulyanamitta, Johanna Head, Rachel Hetherington, Katherine Hull, Karine Icher, Soo-Yun Kang, Young Kim, Carin Koch, Kelli Kuehne, Candie Kung, Meena Lee, Leta Lindley, Teresa Lu, Meg Mallon, Jill McGill, Kristy McPherson, Janice Moodie, Becky Morgan, Ji Young Oh, Hee Young Park, Jane Park, Alena Sharp, Karin Sjödin, Kris Tamulis, Wendy Ward, Sun Young Yoo, Heather Young

6. Top 5 players from the Japan LPGA Tour in 2008.
Yukari Baba, Ji-Hee Lee, Eun-A Lim, Sakura Yokomine

7. Winners of LPGA and Ladies European Tour tournaments in 2008 who have not been specified yet.
Trish Johnson

8. Winners of the 2007 LPGA, Korean LPGA Tour, Japan LPGA Tour, and Ladies European Tour money lists who have not been specified yet.
Jiyai Shin

9. Past ten winners of the Women's British Open.
None not already specified.

10. Past five winners of the U.S. Women's Open.
None not already specified.

11. Past five winners of the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Grace Park

12. Past five winners of the LPGA Championship.
None not already specified.

13. Winner of the Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.
None not already specified.

14. Top 5 finishers from the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic who are not otherwise exempt.
Moira Dunn, Shanshan Feng, Katie Futcher, Paige Mackenzie, Gloria Park

15. The 2008 Ladies British Amateur champ, the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur champ, the 2007 European Ladies Amateur champ (if all have not turned pro before championship).
Caroline Hedwall (a), Anna Nordqvist (a), Maria José Uribe (a)

16. Players successful in Final Qualifying (28 July)
Elizabeth Bennett (a), Erica Blasberg, Krystle Caithness (a), Rebecca Coakley, Claire Coughlan-Ryan, Stefani Croce, Naomi Edwards (a), Tanya Elosegui Mayor, Lora Fairclough, Martina Gillen, Lydia Hall (a), Leah Hart, Samantha Head, Kiran Matharu, Anja Monke, Lee-Ann Pace, Margherita Rigon, Iben Tinning, Marjet van der Graff.

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Lorena Ochoa	Mexico	2007	69	68	71	69	277	−11	T7
Karrie Webb	Australia	2002	72	69	69	68	278	−10	T9
Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	2003	72	72	70	68	282	−6	T24
Karen Stupples	England	2004	67	73	72	70	282	−6	T24
Sherri Steinhauer	United States	2006	67	75	76	72	290	+2	T64

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Se Ri Pak	South Korea	2001	74	76	150	+6
Jeong Jang	South Korea	2005	70	WD

Course layout

Old Course

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	485	489	318	152	400	386	393	168	273	3,064	459	322	416	182	503	210	415	425	412	3,344	6,408
Par	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	36	5	4	4	3	5	3	4	4	4	36	72

Source:[1]

Previous lengths of the course for the Women's British Open (since 2001):

• 2004: 6,392 yards (5,845 m), par 72
• 2001: 6,255 yards (5,720 m), par 72

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 31 July 2008

The first round lead belonged to 48-year-old Juli Inkster at 65 (−7),[3] as 64 players broke par. One stroke back were seven players at 66 (−6): Momoko Ueda, Laura Diaz, Johanna Head, Yuri Fudoh, Ji Young Oh, Jiyai Shin, and Stacy Prammanasudh. Four players were tied at two shots off the pace, including the 2004 champion at Sunningdale; Karen Stupples. Many well-known players stood at 69 (−3), including number-one ranked player Lorena Ochoa, Natalie Gulbis, and last week's Evian Masters winner Helen Alfredsson. However, many other top-ranked or well-known players struggled with their rounds, including Cristie Kerr at 71 and Paula Creamer, Karrie Webb, and Annika Sörenstam at even-par 72.[4]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Juli Inkster	United States	65	−7
T2	Momoko Ueda	Japan	66	−6
	Laura Diaz	United States
	Ji Young Oh	South Korea
	Yuri Fudoh	Japan
	Johanna Head	England
	Stacy Prammanasudh	United States
	Jiyai Shin	South Korea
T9	Kristy McPherson	United States	67	−5
	Karen Stupples	England
	Rebecca Hudson	England
	Sherri Steinhauer	United States

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, 1 August 2008

Friday's low round of 65 (−7) belonged to Kerr, who jumped into a tie for fourth at 136 (−8). First-round leader Inkster shot a 70 for 135 (−9) and in sole possession of third place. The co-leaders after 36 holes were Fudoh and Shin; each shot 68 to improve to 134 (−10).

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Yuri Fudoh	Japan	66-68=134	−10
	Jiyai Shin	South Korea	66-68=134
3	Juli Inkster	United States	65-70=135	−9
T4	Cristie Kerr	United States	71-65=136	−8
	Bo Bae Song	South Korea	68-68=136
T6	Natalie Gulbis	United States	69-68=137	−7
	Ai Miyazato	Japan	73-69=137
	Lorena Ochoa	Mexico	69-68=137
T9	Laura Diaz	United States	66-72=138	−6
	Momoko Ueda	Japan	66-72=138
	Sophie Gustafson	Sweden	69-69=138
	Eun-Hee Ji	South Korea	68-70=138

Amateurs: Nordqvist (−1), Uribe (+1), Bennett (+2), Edwards (+4), Hall (+8), Caithness (+11), Hedwall (+11).

Third round

Saturday, 2 August 2008

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Yuri Fudoh	Japan	66-68-69=203	−13
2	Jiyai Shin	South Korea	66-68-70=204	−12
3	Ai Miyazato	Japan	68-69-68=205	−11
T4	Juli Inkster	United States	65-70-71=206	−10
	Cristie Kerr	United States	71-65-70=206
T6	Natalie Gulbis	United States	69-68-70=207	−9
	Eun-Hee Ji	South Korea	68-70-69=207
	Mi Hyun Kim	South Korea	70-70-67=207
	Yani Tseng	Taiwan	70-69-68=207
T10	Na Yeon Choi	South Korea	69-71-68=207	−8
	Lorena Ochoa	Mexico	69-68-71=207
	Momoko Ueda	Japan	66-72-70=207

Final round

Sunday, 3 August 2008

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money (US$)
1	Jiyai Shin	South Korea	66-68-70-66=270	−18	314,464
2	Yani Tseng	Taiwan	70-69-68-66=273	−15	196,540
T3	Yuri Fudoh	Japan	66-68-69-71=274	−14	122,838
	Eun-Hee Ji	South Korea	68-70-69-67=274
5	Ai Miyazato	Japan	68-69-68-70=275	−13	88,443
6	Cristie Kerr	United States	71-65-70-70=276	−12	76,651
T7	Lorena Ochoa	Mexico	69-68-71-69=277	−11	65,841
	Momoko Ueda	Japan	66-72-70-69=277
T9	Paula Creamer	United States	72-69-70-67=278	−10	47,563
	Natalie Gulbis	United States	69-68-70-71=278
	Hee-Won Han	South Korea	71-69-71-67=278
	In-Kyung Kim	South Korea	71-68-72-67=278
	Karrie Webb	Australia	72-69-69-68=278

Amateurs: Nordqvist (−3), Uribe (+6).

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	5	3	4	4	4
Shin	−13	−13	−13	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−15	−16	−16	−16	−17	−18	−18	−18	−18	−18
Tseng	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−10	−11	−12	−12	−12	−12	−13	−14	−14	−14	−15
Fudoh	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−15	−14	−14	−14
Ji	−10	−12	−12	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−13	−14	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−14
Miyazato	−12	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−12	−13	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−15	−15	−15	−15	−13
Kerr	−10	−11	−11	−12	−12	−12	−11	−10	−11	−12	−13	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12
Ochoa	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−10	−10	−10	−10	−11
Ueda	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−11	−11	−11	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Source:[5]

References

1. "Course Statistics: 2008 Ricoh Women's British Open". Ladies Golf Union. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
2. "Shin wins first major by 3 shots". ESPN. Associated Press. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
3. "Not finished yet: Inkster leads British". Reading Eagle. 1 August 2008. p. D-3. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
4. "Scoreboard: LPGA". Reading Eagle. 1 August 2008. p. D-6. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
5. "RICOH Women's British Open". Golf Channel. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

External links

• Ladies European Tour: 2008 Ricoh Women's British Open results
• LPGA: 2008 Ricoh Women's British Open results